net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct

## Class LocalParamSetter

- java.lang.Object
- - net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression
  - - net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Instruction
    - - net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.LocalParamSetter

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, SourceLocator, LocationProvider, SaxonLocator, TailCallReturner, InstructionInfo, Locator

      public final class LocalParamSetter
      extends Instruction

  The compiled form of an xsl:param element within a template in an XSLT stylesheet. An xsl:param element used as a template parameter is compiled into two objects: a LocalParam which represents the parameter definition and the Binding for the value, and a LocalParamSetter which is an Instruction to set a default value for the parameter if none has been supplied.

  The xsl:param element in XSLT has mandatory attribute name and optional attribute select. It can also be specified as required="yes" or required="no".

  This is used only for parameters to XSLT templates. For function calls, the caller of the function places supplied arguments onto the callee's stackframe and the callee does not need to do anything. Global parameters (XQuery external variables) are handled using `GlobalParam`.

  The LocalParam class is also used to represent parameters with the saxon:iterate instruction

  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

      `EFFECTIVE_BOOLEAN_VALUE, EVALUATE_METHOD, EVENT_FEED_METHOD, INHERITED_CONTEXT, INSPECTION_CONTEXT, ITEM_FEED_METHOD, ITERATE_METHOD, locationId, MAX_SEQUENCE_LENGTH, MAX_STRING_LENGTH, NAVIGATION_CONTEXT, NODE_VALUE_CONTEXT, PROCESS_METHOD, PUSH_SELECTION, staticProperties, UNBOUNDED_LOWER, UNBOUNDED_UPPER, W3C_CONSUMING, W3C_FREE_RANGING, W3C_GROUP_CONSUMING, W3C_MOTIONLESS, WATCH_METHOD`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `LocalParamSetter(LocalParam binding)`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `int` | `computeCardinality()` Get the cardinality of the sequence returned by evaluating this instruction
    `int` | `computeSpecialProperties()` Get the static properties of this expression (other than its type).
    `Expression` | `copy()` Copy an expression.
    `boolean` | `createsNewNodes()` Determine whether this instruction creates new nodes.
    `void` | `explain(ExpressionPresenter out)` Diagnostic print of expression structure.
    `LocalParam` | `getBinding()` Get the LocalParam element representing the binding for this parameter
    `ExpressionCompiler` | `getExpressionCompiler()` Return the compiler of the LocalParamSetter expression
    `int` | `getInstructionNameCode()` Get the name of this instruction for diagnostic and tracing purposes
    `ItemType` | `getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)` Get the item type of the items returned by evaluating this instruction
    `Iterator<Expression>` | `iterateSubExpressions()` Get all the XPath expressions associated with this instruction (in XSLT terms, the expression present on attributes of the instruction, as distinct from the child instructions in a sequence construction)
    `Expression` | `optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType)` Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions.
    `TailCall` | `processLeavingTail(XPathContext context)` Process the local parameter declaration
    `boolean` | `replaceSubExpression(Expression original, Expression replacement)` Replace one subexpression by a replacement subexpression
    `Expression` | `simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor)` Simplify an expression.
    `Expression` | `typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor, ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType)` Perform type checking of an expression and its subexpressions.

    - ### Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Instruction

      `assembleParams, assembleTunnelParams, dynamicError, evaluateAsString, evaluateItem, getConstructType, getExpressionName, getImplementationMethod, getInstructionName, getIteratorFromProcessMethod, getSourceLocator, isXSLT, iterate, process, promote, promoteInst`

    - ### Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression

      `addToPathMap, adoptChildExpression, checkForUpdatingSubexpressions, checkPermittedContents, computeDependencies, computeStaticProperties, doPromotion, dynamicError, effectiveBooleanValue, evaluatePendingUpdates, explain, getCardinality, getColumnNumber, getColumnNumber, getContainer, getDependencies, getEvaluationMethod, getExecutable, getHostLanguage, getIntegerBounds, getIntrinsicDependencies, getLineNumber, getLineNumber, getLocationId, getLocationProvider, getObjectName, getProperties, getProperty, getPublicId, getSlotsUsed, getSpecialProperties, getStreamability, getStreamingAdjunct, getSystemId, getSystemId, hasVariableBinding, implementsStaticTypeCheck, isSubtreeExpression, isUpdatingExpression, isVacuousExpression, iterateEvents, iterateSubExpressionInfo, markTailFunctionCalls, resetLocalStaticProperties, setContainer, setEvaluationMethod, setFiltered, setFlattened, setLocationId, staticTypeCheck, suppressValidation, toPattern, toStreamingPattern, toString, typeError`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface javax.xml.transform.SourceLocator

      `getColumnNumber, getLineNumber, getPublicId, getSystemId`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### LocalParamSetter

          public LocalParamSetter(LocalParam binding)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getBinding

          public LocalParam getBinding()

      Get the LocalParam element representing the binding for this parameter
      Returns:
        the binding element

    - #### getItemType

          public ItemType getItemType(TypeHierarchy th)

      Get the item type of the items returned by evaluating this instruction
      Overrides:
        `getItemType` in class `Instruction`
      Parameters:
        `th` - the type hierarchy cache
      Returns:
        the static item type of the instruction

    - #### computeCardinality

          public int computeCardinality()

      Get the cardinality of the sequence returned by evaluating this instruction
      Overrides:
        `computeCardinality` in class `Instruction`
      Returns:
        the static cardinality

    - #### computeSpecialProperties

          public int computeSpecialProperties()

      Get the static properties of this expression (other than its type). The result is bit-signficant. These properties are used for optimizations. In general, if property bit is set, it is true, but if it is unset, the value is unknown.
      Overrides:
        `computeSpecialProperties` in class `Instruction`
      Returns:
        a set of flags indicating static properties of this expression

    - #### createsNewNodes

          public boolean createsNewNodes()

      Determine whether this instruction creates new nodes. This implementation returns a default value of false
      Overrides:
        `createsNewNodes` in class `Instruction`
      Returns:
        true if the instruction creates new nodes (or if it can't be proved that it doesn't)

    - #### simplify

          public Expression simplify(ExpressionVisitor visitor)
                              throws XPathException

      Simplify an expression. This performs any static optimization (by rewriting the expression as a different expression). The default implementation does nothing.
      Specified by:
        `simplify` in class `Instruction`
      Parameters:
        `visitor` - an expression visitor
      Returns:
        the simplified expression
      Throws:
        `XPathException` - if an error is discovered during expression rewriting

    - #### typeCheck

          public Expression typeCheck(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                             ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType)
                               throws XPathException

      Perform type checking of an expression and its subexpressions. This is the second phase of static optimization.

      This checks statically that the operands of the expression have the correct type; if necessary it generates code to do run-time type checking or type conversion. A static type error is reported only if execution cannot possibly succeed, that is, if a run-time type error is inevitable. The call may return a modified form of the expression.

      This method is called after all references to functions and variables have been resolved to the declaration of the function or variable. However, the types of such functions and variables may not be accurately known if they have not been explicitly declared.

      If the implementation returns a value other than "this", then it is required to ensure that the location information in the returned expression have been set up correctly. It should not rely on the caller to do this, although for historical reasons many callers do so.

      Overrides:
        `typeCheck` in class `Expression`
      Parameters:
        `visitor` - an expression visitor
        `contextItemType` - the static type of "." at the point where this expression is invoked. The parameter is set to null if it is known statically that the context item will be undefined. If the type of the context item is not known statically, the argument is set to `Type.ITEM_TYPE`
      Returns:
        the original expression, rewritten to perform necessary run-time type checks, and to perform other type-related optimizations
      Throws:
        `XPathException` - if an error is discovered during this phase (typically a type error)

    - #### optimize

          public Expression optimize(ExpressionVisitor visitor,
                            ExpressionVisitor.ContextItemType contextItemType)
                              throws XPathException

      Perform optimisation of an expression and its subexpressions. This is the third and final phase of static optimization.

      This method is called after all references to functions and variables have been resolved to the declaration of the function or variable, and after all type checking has been done.

      Overrides:
        `optimize` in class `Expression`
      Parameters:
        `visitor` - an expression visitor
        `contextItemType` - the static type of "." at the point where this expression is invoked. The parameter is set to null if it is known statically that the context item will be undefined. If the type of the context item is not known statically, the argument is set to `Type.ITEM_TYPE`
      Returns:
        the original expression, rewritten if appropriate to optimize execution
      Throws:
        `XPathException` - if an error is discovered during this phase (typically a type error)

    - #### copy

          public Expression copy()

      Copy an expression. This makes a deep copy.
      Specified by:
        `copy` in class `Expression`
      Returns:
        the copy of the original expression

    - #### getInstructionNameCode

          public int getInstructionNameCode()

      Get the name of this instruction for diagnostic and tracing purposes
      Overrides:
        `getInstructionNameCode` in class `Instruction`
      Returns:
        a code identifying the instruction: typically but not always the fingerprint of a name in the XSLT namespace

    - #### iterateSubExpressions

          public Iterator<Expression> iterateSubExpressions()

      Get all the XPath expressions associated with this instruction (in XSLT terms, the expression present on attributes of the instruction, as distinct from the child instructions in a sequence construction)
      Overrides:
        `iterateSubExpressions` in class `Expression`
      Returns:
        an iterator containing the sub-expressions of this expression

    - #### replaceSubExpression

          public boolean replaceSubExpression(Expression original,
                                     Expression replacement)

      Replace one subexpression by a replacement subexpression
      Overrides:
        `replaceSubExpression` in class `Expression`
      Parameters:
        `original` - the original subexpression
        `replacement` - the replacement subexpression
      Returns:
        true if the original subexpression is found

    - #### processLeavingTail

          public TailCall processLeavingTail(XPathContext context)
                                      throws XPathException

      Process the local parameter declaration
      Specified by:
        `processLeavingTail` in interface `TailCallReturner`
      Specified by:
        `processLeavingTail` in class `Instruction`
      Parameters:
        `context` - The dynamic context of the transformation, giving access to the current node, the current variables, etc.
      Returns:
        null if the instruction has completed execution; or a TailCall indicating a function call or template call that is delegated to the caller, to be made after the stack has been unwound so as to save stack space.
      Throws:
        `XPathException` - if a dynamic error occurs during the evaluation of the instruction

    - #### getExpressionCompiler

          public ExpressionCompiler getExpressionCompiler()

      Return the compiler of the LocalParamSetter expression
      Overrides:
        `getExpressionCompiler` in class `Expression`
      Returns:
        the relevant ExpressionCompiler

    - #### explain

          public void explain(ExpressionPresenter out)

      Diagnostic print of expression structure. The abstract expression tree is written to the supplied output destination.
      Specified by:
        `explain` in class `Expression`
      Parameters:
        `out` - the expression presenter used to display the structure

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